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Aloha!

Unforgivably, not only is it a word most of us know, most of us (think we) know all of the meanings, and I even mentioned its place of origin in a footnote added to that post later.

Shame on me.

That word is, of course, aloha.

I was taught aloha means hello, good-bye, and love.

According to Wikipedia, it means affection, peace, compassion and mercy, with hello and good-bye being added to the usage by Westerners.

For others, aloha has a much deeper meaning. This Deeper Meaning of Aloha, the Aloha Spirit, is considered a way of life, perhaps even a religion. Without going into the lengthy description of the the Aloha Spirit, I think it can be summed up as finding a personal respect for, and a synergy with, life and the people and things around you.